Weelsby
Encyclopedia
Weelsby is located in the Weelsby Road area of eastern Grimsby
, North East Lincolnshire
, England
. Previously separate from Grimsby, Weelsby Woods
and Weelsby Hall lie within the area, as does the Grimsby Tennis Centre
, Peaks Lane fire station, Saint Andrews Hospice, Saint Hughs Hospital and the local branch of the YMCA
. It is home to a local drama group, the Weelsby Players and Weelsby Park Riding School. There is a Weelsby Tenants and Residents Association, which is represented on the Boroughwide Tenants Assembly.
Nearby is the King George V Stadium
. Weelsby Hall is a late Victorian mansion house built by the Sleight family in 1890 and is now part of the Linkage Specialist College, along with the Mackenzie Building, Vine House and Bateman Orangery. The college is run by the Linkage charity and offers further education to school-leavers with learning difficulties and disabilities, whether living locally to Grimsby or nationally.
, with which Weelsby was closely associated. Both settlements were part of a wider Clee parish
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10407990 that also included Cleethorpes
. To the west was the town of Grimsby.
By the late 19th century an increase in Grimsby's population resulted in a shortage of land for housing. From the 1870s there occurred an influx of people into the Holme Hill part of Weelsby, adjacent to the Grimsby boundary. East of the railway line (now Peaks Parkway
) the Willingham Street, Hainton, Heneage and Convamore Road areas were subsequently developed. Later on the area west of the railway, as far as Peoples Park, was also built up.
In 1889 the northern parts of Weelsby and Clee were absorbed by Grimsby. This area was re-constituted as the civil parish
of Clee http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10407930 within the borough of Grimsby (a status it retained until 1928).
The area south of Weelsby Road and Clee Road, down to the Humberston
boundary at Buck Beck and as far east as the cemetery and present day Beacon Avenue/Trinity Road (which formed the boundary with Cleethorpes), remained outside the enlarged borough. This area was designated as a separate civil parish called Weelsby http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10463348&c_id=10001043
Between 1922 and 1927 the Beacon Hill area was absorbed by Cleethorpes, while in 1928 a portion of Weelsby parish, including
Weelsby Woods, Weelsby Avenue and Peaks Lane, became part of Grimsby. In 1968 Weelsby parish ceased to exist when the remaining part of Vaughan Avenue and nearby land was taken in by Grimsby, while the area around Hewitts Avenue and Buck Beck was divided between the parishes of Humberston and New Waltham
.
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
, North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Previously separate from Grimsby, Weelsby Woods
Weelsby Woods
Weelsby Woods is a large public park in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. With mature trees, woodland, and large grassy areas which are used for recreation....
and Weelsby Hall lie within the area, as does the Grimsby Tennis Centre
Grimsby Tennis Centre
Grimsby Tennis Centre is a tennis club in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. It was founded by members of the Welholme Methodist Church on grass courts in Welholme Road, Grimsby. In order to protect the membership from personal liability the club was formed into a Limited Company on 16 January 1922...
, Peaks Lane fire station, Saint Andrews Hospice, Saint Hughs Hospital and the local branch of the YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
. It is home to a local drama group, the Weelsby Players and Weelsby Park Riding School. There is a Weelsby Tenants and Residents Association, which is represented on the Boroughwide Tenants Assembly.
Nearby is the King George V Stadium
King George's Fields
A King George's Field is a public open space in the United Kingdom dedicated to the memory of King George V ....
. Weelsby Hall is a late Victorian mansion house built by the Sleight family in 1890 and is now part of the Linkage Specialist College, along with the Mackenzie Building, Vine House and Bateman Orangery. The college is run by the Linkage charity and offers further education to school-leavers with learning difficulties and disabilities, whether living locally to Grimsby or nationally.
History
By the time of the Norman conquest there was already a settlement at Weelsby. Old Weelsby consisted of a manor house and a few scattered farmsteads and dwellings. To the east lay the village of CleeOld Clee
Old Clee is located in the Clee Road and Carr Lane area of eastern Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England and adjoins the neighbouring town of Cleethorpes, with which it has historic links. Previously a separate village, its parish church of Holy Trinity and Saint Mary, claimed to be the oldest...
, with which Weelsby was closely associated. Both settlements were part of a wider Clee parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10407990 that also included Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853 and is a seaside resort.- History :...
. To the west was the town of Grimsby.
By the late 19th century an increase in Grimsby's population resulted in a shortage of land for housing. From the 1870s there occurred an influx of people into the Holme Hill part of Weelsby, adjacent to the Grimsby boundary. East of the railway line (now Peaks Parkway
Peaks Parkway
The Peaks Parkway is part of the northern end of the A16 road, in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. It was conceived in the 1970s and follows part of the trackbed of the former East Lincolnshire Railway between and .-Background:...
) the Willingham Street, Hainton, Heneage and Convamore Road areas were subsequently developed. Later on the area west of the railway, as far as Peoples Park, was also built up.
In 1889 the northern parts of Weelsby and Clee were absorbed by Grimsby. This area was re-constituted as the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Clee http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10407930 within the borough of Grimsby (a status it retained until 1928).
The area south of Weelsby Road and Clee Road, down to the Humberston
Humberston
Humberston is a large village and civil parish to the south of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire...
boundary at Buck Beck and as far east as the cemetery and present day Beacon Avenue/Trinity Road (which formed the boundary with Cleethorpes), remained outside the enlarged borough. This area was designated as a separate civil parish called Weelsby http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10463348&c_id=10001043
Between 1922 and 1927 the Beacon Hill area was absorbed by Cleethorpes, while in 1928 a portion of Weelsby parish, including
Weelsby Woods, Weelsby Avenue and Peaks Lane, became part of Grimsby. In 1968 Weelsby parish ceased to exist when the remaining part of Vaughan Avenue and nearby land was taken in by Grimsby, while the area around Hewitts Avenue and Buck Beck was divided between the parishes of Humberston and New Waltham
New Waltham
New Waltham is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire. It is located just south of Grimsby and Cleethorpes close to the A16 , and is situated between the villages of Waltham and Humberston. Previously part of Waltham parish, the parish of New Waltham was created in 1961...
.